Patents by Inventor Kenji Saitoh

Kenji Saitoh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11970838
    Abstract: Provided is a construction machine in which travel operability is not impaired when a combined operation is performed in which a single-rod hydraulic cylinder is driven during a travel operation. A hydraulic excavator includes a controller that controls the delivery direction and delivery flow rate of a closed-circuit pump, opens and closes a travel switching valve and an assist switching valve, and controls the delivery flow rate of the open-circuit pump, according to a travel operation lever and a work operation lever. The controller holds the assist switching valve in a closed position irrespective of whether or not the work operation lever is operated in a case where the travel operation lever is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Shohei Sugiki, Kenji Hiraku, Hiromasa Takahashi, Teppei Saitoh, Juri Shimizu
  • Patent number: 9389067
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a projection unit configured to project a projection pattern onto an object, an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the object on which the projection pattern is projected, and a derivation unit configured to derive a three-dimensional shape of the object based on the image captured by the imaging unit. The projection pattern projected on the object by the projection unit includes a first pattern including a continuous luminance variation repetitively arranged at certain distances in a predetermined direction, and a second pattern having information for identifying the position of the measurement pattern in the captured image in an area between peaks in the measurement pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuri Sonoda, Kenji Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20140063192
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a projection unit configured to project a projection pattern onto an object, an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the object on which the projection pattern is projected, and a derivation unit configured to derive a three-dimensional shape of the object based on the image captured by the imaging unit. The projection pattern projected on the object by the projection unit includes a first pattern including a continuous luminance variation repetitively arranged at certain distances in a predetermined direction, and a second pattern having information for identifying the position of the measurement pattern in the captured image in an area between peaks in the measurement pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Tetsuri Sonoda, Kenji Saitoh
  • Patent number: 8497995
    Abstract: A measurement apparatus includes an illumination light setting unit which sets illumination light having an optical characteristic corresponding to a microstructure which is formed on the surface of a measurement target and is to be measured, and a measurement unit which measures reflected light when the measurement target is irradiated with the illumination light. In addition, an extraction unit extracts, from the measured reflected light, information about the surface shape of the measurement target and the microstructure formed on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Ota, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Yusuke Mitarai, Masafumi Takimoto, Kazunori Okudomi, Hiroyuki Shinbata, Kenji Saitoh, Masakazu Matsugu
  • Patent number: 8456621
    Abstract: This invention is directed to extract the scattering characteristic of a measurement target together when measuring the surface shape in a measurement system, which measures the surface shape of a measurement target, by the pattern projection method. To accomplish this, the measurement system includes an illumination unit which irradiates a measurement target with dot pattern light, a reflected light measurement unit which receives the reflected light at a reflection angle almost equal to a incident angle, and a reflected light extraction unit which extracts the inclination of the surface of the measurement target, based on the shift amount between the light receiving position of the received reflected light and a predetermined reference position, and extracts the luminance value of the reflected light and the dot diameter of the dot pattern light as information about the scattering characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Ota, Masakazu Matsugu, Kenji Saitoh
  • Patent number: 8437003
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain first information regarding a distribution of reflected light from a target to be measured and second information regarding geometrical-optics components of the reflected light, a calculating unit configured to calculate third information on the basis of the first information and the second information, the third information indicating an approximation of the distribution of reflected light, and an output unit configured to output information regarding wave-optics components of the reflected light on the basis of the third information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Yusuke Mitarai, Masafumi Takimoto, Kazuyuki Ota, Kenji Saitoh, Masakazu Matsugu
  • Publication number: 20120327400
    Abstract: This invention is directed to extract the scattering characteristic of a measurement target together when measuring the surface shape in a measurement system, which measures the surface shape of a measurement target, by the pattern projection method. To accomplish this, the measurement system includes an illumination unit which irradiates a measurement target with dot pattern light, a reflected light measurement unit which receives the reflected light at a reflection angle almost equal to a incident angle, and a reflected light extraction unit which extracts the inclination of the surface of the measurement target, based on the shift amount between the light receiving position of the received reflected light and a predetermined reference position, and extracts the luminance value of the reflected light and the dot diameter of the dot pattern light as information about the scattering characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Ota, Masakazu Matsugu, Kenji Saitoh
  • Patent number: 8274646
    Abstract: This invention is directed to extract the scattering characteristic of a measurement target together when measuring the surface shape in a measurement system, which measures the surface shape of a measurement target, by the pattern projection method. To accomplish this, the measurement system includes an illumination unit which irradiates a measurement target with dot pattern light, a reflected light measurement unit which receives the reflected light at a reflection angle almost equal to a incident angle, and a reflected light extraction unit which extracts the inclination of the surface of the measurement target, based on the shift amount between the light receiving position of the received reflected light and a predetermined reference position, and extracts the luminance value of the reflected light and the dot diameter of the dot pattern light as information about the scattering characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Ota, Masakazu Matsugu, Kenji Saitoh
  • Patent number: 7988309
    Abstract: An illumination device has a light source that supplies illumination light to an object to be illuminated and also has a corner cube member disposed at the opposite side of the light source with respect to the object to be illuminated. With this feature, efficient illumination of the object to be illuminated is achieved without need for high precision in positioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Saitoh, Hiroshi Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 7965917
    Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an illuminating apparatus, configured to uniformly illuminate a surface of an object, and includes a light-guiding member configured to guide light emitted from a source to a surface to be illuminated, and a reflecting member disposed between the light-guiding member and the surface to be illuminated. The reflecting member includes a pair of reflection surfaces disposed so as to face each other in a long side direction of the surface to be illuminated, and reflects light emitted from the light-guiding member in directions having directional components parallel to a short side direction of the surface to be illuminated toward the surface to be illuminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Kenji Saitoh
  • Patent number: 7957636
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus which illuminates a surface of an object having a three-dimensional shape includes a light source, a guide configured to guide light from the light source to a surface of the object, and a diffuser which has a diffusion-reflection surface that faces a light exit surface of the guide via the object, wherein the diffuser is arranged at such a position that the light which is emitted from the guide and is not directly incident on the object is incident on the diffusion-reflection surface while a part of the light reflected and diffused by the diffusion-reflection surface is incident on a surface of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Saitoh, Hiroshi Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 7924418
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus includes a captured image acquiring unit configured to acquire a captured image that is acquired by shooting an inspection target, an acquiring unit configured to acquire from the captured image a first image region and a second image region whose intensity distributions of reflected light with respect to an incident angle of illumination light emitted to the inspection target are different, and an image processing unit configured to perform image processing for performing different surface inspections on the first image region and the second image region respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Kenji Saitoh
  • Patent number: 7901098
    Abstract: An illuminating apparatus includes a light source including a cylindrical light-emitting tube, a first optical system, a second optical system, and a third optical system. The first optical system has an incident surface on which light emitted from the light source to the object side are incident and an emergent surface from which the light passing through the incident surface are emitted. The second optical system has a reflecting surface from which light emitted from the light source to a first side are reflected. The third optical system has a reflecting surface from which light emitted from the light source to a second side opposite to the first side are reflected. The first to third optical systems each illuminate the entire illumination area of the object with light emitted from the light source and incident on the optical systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Saitoh, Yoshiharu Tenmyo
  • Publication number: 20110037984
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain first information regarding a distribution of reflected light from a target to be measured and second information regarding geometrical-optics components of the reflected light, a calculating unit configured to calculate third information on the basis of the first information and the second information, the third information indicating an approximation of the distribution of reflected light, and an output unit configured to output information regarding wave-optics components of the reflected light on the basis of the third information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Yusuke Mitarai, Masafumi Takimoto, Kazuyuki Ota, Kenji Saitoh, Masakazu Matsugu
  • Publication number: 20100328649
    Abstract: This invention is directed to extract the scattering characteristic of a measurement target together when measuring the surface shape in a measurement system, which measures the surface shape of a measurement target, by the pattern projection method. To accomplish this, the measurement system includes an illumination unit which irradiates a measurement target with dot pattern light, a reflected light measurement unit which receives the reflected light at a reflection angle almost equal to a incident angle, and a reflected light extraction unit which extracts the inclination of the surface of the measurement target, based on the shift amount between the light receiving position of the received reflected light and a predetermined reference position, and extracts the luminance value of the reflected light and the dot diameter of the dot pattern light as information about the scattering characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Ota, Masakazu Matsugu, Kenji Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20100220338
    Abstract: A measurement apparatus includes an illumination light setting unit which sets illumination light having an optical characteristic corresponding to a microstructure which is formed on the surface of a measurement target and is to be measured, a measurement unit which measures reflected light when the measurement target is irradiated with the illumination light, and an extraction unit which extracts, from the measured reflected light, information about the surface shape of the measurement target and the microstructure formed on the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Ota, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Yusuke Mitarai, Masafumi Takimoto, Kazunori Okudomi, Hiroyuki Shinbata, Kenji Saitoh, Masakazu Matsugu
  • Publication number: 20100111515
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus which illuminates a surface of an object having a three-dimensional shape includes a light source, a guide configured to guide light from the light source to a surface of the object, and a diffuser which has a diffusion-reflection surface that faces a light exit surface of the guide via the object, wherein the diffuser is arranged at such a position that the light which is emitted from the guide and is not directly incident on the object is incident on the diffusion-reflection surface while a part of the light reflected and diffused by the diffusion-reflection surface is incident on a surface of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Saitoh, Hiroshi Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 7605860
    Abstract: Provided is an image pickup optical system capable of performing focusing in a wide region without a large increase in tilt angle in the case where an image of an object is picked up from a low angle. The image pickup optical system includes a first optical system and a second optical system, for enlarging an image formed by the first optical system and forming the enlarged image. A principal plane of the first optical system is tilted relative to an image plane of the second optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Saitoh, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Kenichi Saito
  • Patent number: 7508417
    Abstract: To realize a wireless imaging apparatus having excellent sensitivity to an environmental change, a wireless imaging device has an imaging unit with a function of imaging a subject and a communication unit with a wireless communication function. The imaging unit has, at least, an optical lens, an aperture 2 to limit incident light from the optical lens, an optical sensor 4 to convert the incident light passed through the aperture 2 into an electric signal, and an antenna for wireless communication, integrally formed with the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Nishimura, Kenji Saitoh, Masaaki Shibata
  • Publication number: 20090015823
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus includes a captured image acquiring unit configured to acquire a captured image that is acquired by shooting an inspection target, an acquiring unit configured to acquire from the captured image a first image region and a second image region whose intensity distributions of reflected light with respect to an incident angle of illumination light emitted to the inspection target are different, and an image processing unit configured to perform image processing for performing different surface inspections on the first image region and the second image region respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Kenji Saitoh